Hi, I recently bought a 13 plate fiat doblo 1.3 multijet with a reconditioned engine. It was a private sale, so was a bit sceptical, but budget was a bit tight and it seemed like a good buy for £4000, it's got 84,000 miles (not sure on the engine), and 4 previous owners.
After speaking to some people, I was told that it would be a gamble, as you don't know how reliable the engineer who fitted it is, and how far they went with the rebuild, but I took my chances and so far so good. I've got the paperwork for the engine, but not history i.e mileage or engine number. The engine looks really clean, there's quite a few new parts fitted (at least what I can see), its also had new 3 piece luk clutch fitted, new top mounts, new water pump, new springs and new front discs and pads, with receipts, and the engine still has 5 months warranty, along with 6 months warranty from the private seller.
It was a private sale and i probably don't have much of a leg to stand on. Anyway it's early days but all things considered It drives well, starts first time, engine sounds good, and generally a tidy van.
I'm no mechanic though, so I've came here looking for some help and advice. What maintenance do you recommend ? I've been told the engines chain driven and to keep an eye on the timing chain. Also what's the common faults? I'm mainly doing city runs, so should I take extra care of the dpf ?
if you've got this far, thanks for reading, any help is appreciated
After speaking to some people, I was told that it would be a gamble, as you don't know how reliable the engineer who fitted it is, and how far they went with the rebuild, but I took my chances and so far so good. I've got the paperwork for the engine, but not history i.e mileage or engine number. The engine looks really clean, there's quite a few new parts fitted (at least what I can see), its also had new 3 piece luk clutch fitted, new top mounts, new water pump, new springs and new front discs and pads, with receipts, and the engine still has 5 months warranty, along with 6 months warranty from the private seller.
It was a private sale and i probably don't have much of a leg to stand on. Anyway it's early days but all things considered It drives well, starts first time, engine sounds good, and generally a tidy van.
I'm no mechanic though, so I've came here looking for some help and advice. What maintenance do you recommend ? I've been told the engines chain driven and to keep an eye on the timing chain. Also what's the common faults? I'm mainly doing city runs, so should I take extra care of the dpf ?
if you've got this far, thanks for reading, any help is appreciated
